COSCUP 2026 - Conference for Open Source Coders, Users, and Promoters

Linux as a Guest OS: Apple Silicon's Virtualization Infrastructure
09.08.2026 –, TR213

This session provides an {overview, in-depth} architectural breakdown of running Linux Kernel within Apple Silicon’s Virtualization Infrastructure. We will explore it from the ground up, examining what the Hypervisor.framework is.

The talk will specifically cover:
- An Introduction to Apple Silicon's Virtualization Stacks
- Hardware-Assisted CPU virtualization
- VirtIO: Para-virtualization I/O
- User-Space Tools for Virtualization


Schwierigkeitsgrad: Mittelstufe

Senior Software Engineer